Giant (play)
| Giant | |
|---|---|
 West End Promotional Poster | |
| Written by | Mark Rosenblatt |
| Directed by | Nicholas Hytner |
| Date premiered | 20 September 2024 |
| Place premiered | Royal Court Theatre. London |
Giant is a play by Mark Rosenblatt. It is a dramatisation of a period in Roald Dahl's life after his 1983 literary review of a picture book about the siege of West Beirut by the Israeli army during the 1982 Lebanon War was deemed anti-Semitic. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 2024 in a production starring John Lithgow as Dahl.
Production history
[edit]Off-West End (2024)
[edit]The play premiered at the Royal Court Theatre on 20 September 2024, running until 16 November. The production was directed by Nicholas Hytner and designed by Bob Crowley with a cast including John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, Elliot Levey as Tom Maschler, Rachael Stirling as Felicity 'Liccy' Crosland, Tessa Bonham Jones as Hallie, Romola Garai as Jessie Stone, and Richard Hope as Wally Saunders.[1][2]
West End (2025)
[edit]The play is scheduled to transfer to the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End for 14 weeks from 26 April 2025, running until 2 August. Lithgow and Levey are expected to reprise their roles as Dahl and Maschler.[3]
Cast and characters
[edit]| Character | London |
|---|---|
| 2024 | |
| Roald Dahl | John Lithgow |
| Tom Maschler | Elliot Levey |
| Felicity 'Liccy' Crosland | Rachael Stirling |
| Hallie | Tessa Bonham |
| Jessie Stone | Romola Garai |
| Wally Saunders | Richard Hope |
References
[edit]- ^ Akbar, Arifa (2024-09-27). "Giant – exploration of Roald Dahl and antisemitism that speaks to our times". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ Bano, Tim (2024-09-27). "Giant at the Royal Court: shocking, challenging and spectacularly good". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ Newitt, Emmie. "Royal Court Theatre's production GIANT announces West End transfer". Theatre News and Reviews. Retrieved 2024-11-25.